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Mission San Fernando Rey de Espan~a (originally La Misio´n del Sen~or Fernando, Rey de Espan~a) was the seventeenth mission built in Alto California. It was built in a quadrangle, similar to other missions. Founded by father Fermi´n Lasue´n on September 8, 1797 in Mission Hills, it is located on the former settlement of Encino Rancho. In 1999 is was added to the National Register of Historic Places-Building #71001076. It has also been dedicated as California Historic Landmark #157. It continues to serve as a parish church. Photograph caption dated February 23, 1956 reads, "Dick shows Pat detail in Indian paintings on walls of Sala, main mission reception room. Primitive paintings, also found in chapel and on front of Long Building are said to be most advanced and varied of any Indian paintings on California missions. Drawings were discovered in 1935 under layers of whitewash. In this room, Gen. John Fremont met with representatives of the Spanish governor of California in 1847 to draw up treaty giving territory to U.S. Treaty was later signed at Cahuenga."; See images #00119806 through #00119810 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
San Fernando, Rey de Espan~a (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.) Missions, Spanish--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Art, Ancient--California--Los Angeles Indian art--North America Murals--California--Los Angeles Mural painting and decoration--California--Los Angeles Interiors--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles) Pointing (Gesture)--California--Los Angeles California Historical Landmarks Mission Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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